Vol. 5 — September-October 2004

• Histopathological atlas of renal diseases: Membranous glomerulonephritis
  

  F. Ferrario¹, M.P. Rastaldi¹

  (1) Renal Immunopathology Center, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital and "Nuova Nefrologia" Research Association

• An underdiagnosed type of diabetes: The MODY syndromes. Pathophysiology, clinical presentation and renal disease progres
  

  D. Tsakiris¹, K. Ioannou¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, General Hospital of Veria - Greece

• What is the role of ambulatory BP monitoring in pediatric nephrology?
  

  C. Gavrilovici¹, D.J.A. Goldsmith², C. Reid³, P. Gubeth-Tatomir⁴, Adrian Covic⁴

  (1) Renal Pediatric Department, 'St. Marry' Childrens' Hospital, Iasi - Romania
  (2) Adult Renal Unit, Pediatric Nephrology, Guy's Hospital, London - United Kingdom
  (3) Pediatric Nephrology, Guys Hospital, London - United Kingdom
  (4) Adult Renal Unit, Parhon University Hospital, Iasi - Romania

• Central role of vasopressin in sodium/water retention in hypo- and hypervolemic nephrotic patients: A unifying hypothesi
  

  C. Sala¹, V. Bedogna², L. Gammaro², E. Valvo³, A. Del Bo¹, A. Morganti¹

  (1) Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Milan and Interuniversitary Center for Clinical
  (2) Nephrology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera of Verona - Italy
  (3) Clinical Division of Nephrology, Istituti Ospitalieri, Verona - Italy

• The relationship between albuminuria and hypercholesterolemia
  

  A. Shankar¹, R. Klein², S.E. Moss², B.E.K. Klein², T. Yin Wong³

  (1) Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ch
  (2) Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI - USA
  (3) Department of Ophthalmology, National University of Singapore - Singapore

• Is morning urinary protein/creatinine ratio a reliable estimator of 24-hour proteinuria in patients with glomerulonephri
  

  J.V. Morales¹, R. Weber², M.B. Wagner², E.J.G. Barros³

  (1) Renal Division Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Port
  (2) Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division, Hospital de Clnicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal d
  (3) Renal Division Hospital de Clnicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto

• Does cystatin C improve the precision of Cockcroft and Gault's creatinine clearance estimation?
  

  L. Gabutti¹, L. Ferrari², N. Ferrari¹, G. Mombelli³, C. Marone⁴

  (1) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Carit Hospital, Locarno - Switzerland
  (2) Section of Hematology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara and International Cancer Centre, Rovigo - Ital
  (3) Department of Internal Medicine, Carit Hospital, Locarno - Switzerland
  (4) Department of Internal Medicine, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona - Switzerland

• Compositional similarity between immunoglobulins binding to asialo-, agalacto-IgA1-Sepharose and those deposited in glom
  

  T. Takatani¹, H. Iwase², A. Itoh³, I. Nakamura⁴, M. Hayashi², H. Sakamoto¹, K. Kamata¹, Y. Kobayashi⁴, Y. Hiki⁵, M. Okamoto³, M. Higashihara¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Kitasato University, Sagamihara - Japan
  (2) Department of Biochemistry Kitasato University, Sagamihara - Japan
  (3) Department of Otolaryngology, Kitasato University,Sagamihara - Japan
  (4) Renal Division, Akebono Hospital, Machida - Japan
  (5) Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fujita Health University, School of Medicin

• A trial of subcutaneous administration of darbepoetin alfa once every other week for the treatment of anemia in peritone
  

  S. Mahajan¹, H. Boulton², R. Gokal³

  (1) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - India
  (2) Manchester Institute of Nephrology and Transplantation, Manchester - UK
  (3) Department of Renal Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester - UK

• Ultrapure dialysate improves iron utilization and erythropoietin response in chronic hemodialysis patients - A prospecti
  

  P.-Y. Hsu¹, C.-L. Lin¹, C.-C. Yu¹, C.-C. Chien¹, T.-G. Hsiau¹, T.-H. Sun¹, Lan-Mei Huang¹, Chih-Wei Yang¹

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei - Taiwan

• The effect of high-flux hemodialysis on renal anemia
  

  D. Ayli¹, M. Ayli², A. Azak³, C. Yksel⁴, G. Petek Kosmaz⁴, G. Atilgan⁴, F. Dede⁴, E. Abayli⁴, M. Çamlibel⁵

  (1) Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara -Turkey
  (2) Department of Hematology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara -Turkey
  (3) Department of Nephrology, 2Department of Hematology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  (4) Department of Nephrology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey
  (5) Yas¸ am Dialysis Center, Ankara - Turkey

• Effect of protein leaking BK-F PMMA-based hemodialysis on plasma pentosidine levels
  

  N. Tessitore¹, A. Lapolla², N.C. Aric², A. Poli³, L. Gammaro¹, A. Bassi⁴, V. Bedogna¹, A. Corgnati⁴, R. Reitano², D. Fedele², A. Lupo⁵

  (1) Nephrology Division, Azienda Ospedaliera of Verona - Italy
  (2) Department of Medical Surgical Sciences, Chair of Metabolic Diseases, University of Padova, Padova -
  (3) Department of Medicine and Public Health, University of Verona - Italy
  (4) Laboratory of Chemical-Clinical Analyses - Polyclinic Hospital - Verona - Italy
  (5) Division of Nephrology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital of Veron

• Ceruloplasmin and acute phase protein levels are associated with cardiovascular disease in chronic dialysis patients
  

  Vincenzo Panichi¹, D. Taccola², G. Manca Rizza², C. Consani², M. Migliori³, C. Filippi³, S. Paoletti⁴, A. Sidoti⁵, D. Borracelli⁵, Erica Panicucci⁶, L. Giovannini³

  (1) Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Sezione di Nefrologia, Universit di Pisa, Pisa - Italy
  (2) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pisa
  (3) Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa
  (4) Dipartimento Medicina Interna, Sezione di Nefrologia, Universit di Pisa, Pisa - Italia
  (5) Dialysis Unit, Poggibonsi Hospital, Poggibonsi - Italy
  (6) Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Pisa

• Predictive value of troponin T levels for ischemic heart disease and mortality in patients on hemodialysis
  

  M.J. Fernndez-Reyes¹, C. Mon¹, M. Heras¹, P. Guevara², M.C. Garcia², R. Sanchez¹, S. Velasco¹, F. Alvarez-Ude³

  (1) Department of Nephrology, General Hospital, Segovia - Spain
  (2) Laboratory, General Hospital, Segovia - Spain
  (3) Nephrology Unit of the "General Hospital of Segovia" and Institute "Reina Sofa" for Nephrological Re

• Living kidney donors long-term psychological status and health behavior after nephrectomy - A retrospective study
  

  J. Jordan¹, U. Sann¹, A. Janton¹, J. Gossmann², W. Kramer³, H.G. Kachel², A. Wilhelm², E. Scheuermann²

  (1) Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Hospital of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt -
  (2) Department of Nephrology, Hospital of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt - Germany
  (3) Department of Urology, Hospital of the J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt - Germany

• Graves disease in a renal transplant
  

  M. Suher¹, E. Koc¹, C. Ensari¹, S.U. Oztugut¹

  (1) Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey

• Acute renal failure in a young woman with Fisher-Evans syndrome
  

  L.B. De Sanctis¹, M. Mandreoli¹, C. Poggi², S. Pileri³, S. Casanova³, A. Santoro¹

  (1) Departments of Urology and Nephrology, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Italy
  (2) Radiology Unit, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Italy
  (3) Departments of Hematology and Oncology, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna - Italy

• Pure red-cell aplasia in a peritoneal dialysis patient with hcv-related cryoglobulinemia in the absence of neutralizing
  

  S. Aterini¹, I. Fusco², M. Amato¹

  (1) Nephrology Department, Prato Hospital, Prato - Italy
  (2) Clinical Chemistry Laboratory, Hematology Section, Prato Hospital, Prato - Italy